Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1887-10-13
THE INVESTIGATION
Still Continues at Concord.-Mr. Sinclair
Denies That HE BIibed any Member.
The Hearing Adjourned Until Today.

CONCORD, n. H., Oct. l2.
The bribery investigation was resumed al
Concord at S.25 this morning.
On motion of Mr.. Colby of the committee
it was voted that the name of the broker re.
ferred to in Senator Worcester's testimony
yesterday afternoon be made public and that
the letters asking him to call and be resd in
evidence.
General Marston then read the letters and
stated that the name was +. S. Moseley &
Co., 81 State St, Boston, Mass. General
Marston then informed the counsel for the
Boston & Maine that the committee had Civ
en- them the right to cross-exsmine members
of the House and any other Witnesses ths,
might be called.
MIR. Moore stated that he had no witnesses
TO call this morning.
Charles A. Sinclair was the first witness
called. On being sworn he testified in
answer TO questions by Mr.. Aldrich, of the
counsel: "Never saw Mr.. Reed of West
Moreland in my life that | know of; don't
think have seen Mr.. Newboker of Boston,
for four years; his name was never men
toned to me in connection with railroad
matters. | hadn't heard his name before for
three years until It was brought out in this
investigation. | was present when Mr.. King
of Alton came TO our room in the hotel Mr..
Jones, of Portsmouth, Mr.. Bean and Mr.
Webster, representatives from Derry, were
in the room. heard rap at the door; Mr..
Jones of New Durham was there, and intro
duced Lang TO me. | then introduced Lang
to the gentlemen in the room; Lang took
seat and remained for about three-quarters of
an hour. Don't remember how the CONVEX
sation began. He soon began discussing
railroad matters: said to him that | under
stQo0 he W ot the striking puyinaare Of
the Boston & Maine railroad, and had con
siderable feeling against MIR. Furber. He
said he had some feeling at the time of the
strike. Mr.. Jones asked him what he was doing
and he said farming. | told him we were
looking for a capable engineer on the road
we were building. | stated particularly that
it made no difference whether he voted for
the Atherton or Hazen bill, that we should
want an engineer and would like to talk with
him later. He said nobody knew how he was
going to vote on the railroad question. No
reference was made to $500, S400 or $500 in
that room as Lang testified. Lang did not
say to Mr.. Jones that he did not have money
enough to bribe him. There wasn't one
word said in that room that might not have
been said in the House of Representatives !;
nothing was said that in the rem0test degree
savored of an attempt to unduly nfWence-
his vote | said to him that as iong as nine
tenths of the legal voters in his town had
signed petition asking him to vote for the
Hazen bill, he could not consistently oppose
it. We talked about the Lake Shore railroad
and he said he had no idea the Concord rail-
road would build it, although it was desra-
BILE for his locality. If it should be built he
said he said he would see me again. Mr..
Bean, of Webster, and myself remained in
The room until Lang went out"
Several other witnesses were examined
during the forenoon and the hearing was ad-
journed until the afternoon.
In the afternoon after large number of
witnesses had been heard by the committee,
the hearing was adjourned until Thursday
morning.